Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-27

demanded and ordered. The vote resulted,
ayes II, noes IL, the former being Messrs.
Bremen, Caldwell, Garvin, Gundling,
Harrell, Hartong, Jaeger, Kettler,
Prayer, Vockler, Warner and Mr.. Presi-
dent. This showed that any effort to
reverse the action of the Branch at the
last meeting would be futile at this time,
and the paper was sent to the First Branch.
In that Branch when the report had been
read a second time as far as the end Of sec
ton one, Mr.. Myles took the floor and
after a long speech, in which he reviewed
the way South Main street had been neg
lected during recent years, he moved to
strike out from line A to line 81 OF the
committees ordinance, both inclusive, and
insert as an amendment the Robertson sub
stitute defeated in the Second Branch at
the last meeting, it providing for the paw
ing of Main street from Twelfth to Twenty
fourth and Twenty-iOurth from Main to
Chapline, in addition to other changes
from the original report, heretofore noted
in full
Upon the motion there was q lively debate.
Messrs. Myles and Delbrugge, the Fifth
ward members, spoke at length in favor OF
the substitute, while Mr.. Buchanan defend
ed the committee report, although he said
the Second ward got left on both docu-
ments.
Mr.. Tracy moved to lay the whole thing
on the table and turn all the money over
to the Board OF Public Works to do with it
rs ii might see fit, but later he amended
his motion so as to merely lay the substl-
tute on the table This was lost, ayes Z,
noes 3. Those voting aye were Messrs.
Buchanan, FariS, Haller, McGregor,
Schreba, Schultze and Tracy.
The question was then put on the adOp-
ton of Mr.. MyleS' substitute, and it was
adopted, ayes 9, noes Z. Those voting aye
were MeSsrs. Delbrugge, DObbins, Terrell,
Gavin, Haller, Handlan, Kenney, and
Myles.
The ordinance as amended was then con-
Cured in by twO-thirds majority, and
sent back TO the Second Branch for its aC-
ton upon the change made. In this
Branch, at 1920 o'clock, after motion by
Mr.. Caldwell 10 adjourn had been de
leated, ayes >. noes Is, Mr.. Robertson
moved to suspend the rules and take up
the report Of the Finance Committee as
amended by the First Branch. The mo-
ton prevailed, ayes II, noes Z, the latter
MeSsrs Bremen Caldwell, Garvin, Gund-
ling, Harrell, Hartong and Jaeger. On
the motion to concur in the action Of the
First Branch there was very exciting and
lengthy debate. Mr.. Caldwell made another
urgent appeal to the Branch to reject
the substitute and stand by is former
action, TO which argument Mr.. Robertson
replied. Mr.. Jaeger next spoke, in the
course of which he referred to former
member of the Board of Public Works as a
demagoguc, [SensatiOn and said he had
gone to the upper end Of town and said to
members up there: You have made q
mistake, and now you won't get Cd
d-n cent for your Streets This created
a decided stir.
Mr.. Allison pounced on Mr.. Jaeger for
his statements and asserted Mr.. J. was a
party to scheme to get Mr.. Schmulbach
on the Board of Public works, IN assertion
which Mr.. Jaeger denounced as false. Mr..
Allison persisted in his statement amid q
good deal of excitement.
Mr.. Jaeger asked Mr.. Allison fhe knew
where Mr.. Schmulbach lived.
Mr.. Allison said he didn't; but he knew
where his brewery was. Laughter.
Mr.. Garvin was surprised at what had
taken place, but no one else seemed TO he.
If Mr.. Schmulbach should happen to be
elected to the B. 7. W., he had no doubt
the gentleman would discharge the duties
devOlving upon him in an impartial man
ner. Mr.. Garvin spoke on behalf Of his
own ward, which, he said, got little or
nothing under the ordinance, and sug-
gested the whole matter be referred to the
Board, to use its own discretion in the
matter. He thought the Board would do
all the wards Justice.
At this iuncture Mr.. Davis fell out OF
his chair, and Mr., Caldwell took the floor.
He said the fight seemed to have settled
down TO the Eighth ward against the field.
The assumption that Ma Odbert might
resign and Mr.. Schmulhach succeed to his
place put him in mind of a story, the re-
lation of which went good way to put
the Branch in good humOr. He spoiled
the effect almost Immediately, however. by
bouncing the Fourth ward again and al
luding to the substitute as the Robertson
scheme" He thought the Fourth ward
was acting the hog.
The debate went on, and so aid time,
and at Ills the First Branch sent over
word that it was going home, and it did,
but the hint had no effect on the Second
Branch folks. Later Mr.. Cruise called for
the previous question, and on a motion to
concur in the action of the First Branch
the vote stood ayes II, noes s. The latter
were MeSsrS Bremen, Caldwell, Garvin,
Gundhng, Harrell, Hartong, Jaeger and
Mr.. President.
Mr.. Caldwell then raised the point that
as there were not twO-thlrds in the affirm
ative the amendment had not been adopt
ed, and the ordinance had to lay over.
Mr.. Robertson said il did not take a two
thirds vote to concur in the action of the
upper house, and new wrangle broke out
The Chair finally decided Mr.. Caldwell's
point well taken, and Mr.. Robertson ap-
pealed. One or two motions to adjourn
were voted down, and after an almost end
less amount of confusion, points of order,
and wranghng, the question, shall the
Chair he sustained, was ordered and put at
ll:40, the vote resulting, ayes 8, nays Is.
So the Chair was not sustained. The
Chair said he thought it took two-thirds to
reverse his decision, whereupon Mr.. Robin
son said he would have to take another ap-
peal.
Right here Mr.. HaTrell said it was ap-
parent the gentleman from the Fourth
ward (Mr. RObertson) had no regard for
either law or gospel. Mr.. Robertson took
decided exception to this remark, and
hurled il hack at the speaker.
Things became terribly mixed up, and
in the midst of the confusion the Chair an
nounced that he yielded to the judgement
of the members. After another motion to
adjourn had been defeated, and a motion
to lay on the table had shared the same
fate, the Finance ordinance was put on its
final passage, at midnight. The vote re-
suited: Ayes-Messrs.. Allison, Auber,
Davis, Cruise, Healy, Marsh, Mitchell,
Pracht, Prayer, Robertson, Steger, Yockler,
Warner and Whyte-14 Noes-MesSrs.
Bremen, Caldwell, Garyin, Gundling, Har-
rell, Hartong and Mr.. Presidents
The Chair then announced tina. in his
opinion it took two-thirds to pajSFobe or
dinance, and he decided that way